A Mesa woman was arrested on suspicion of child abuse after she gave police different explanations for her baby’s broken arm.
Ana Alvarado-Rodriquez, 22, was arrested Saturday night after taking her 5 month-old daughter to Desert Banner Hospital in Mesa because the baby had red marks on her arm and was crying in pain. According to police reports a skeletal scan showed that the 5-month-old had a spiral fracture in her arm. According to an online medical information site, a spiral fracture, also called a torsion fracture, occurs when bone has been twisted apart.
Alvarado-Rodriquez first told police that she had watched the baby carefully throughout the entire day except for a short time around 7p.m. when she took a shower. Family members that live with Alvarado-Rodriquez also told police that she had taken the baby with her to do some laundry for a few hours in the afternoon, according to reports.
When police questioned her again Alvarado-Rodriquez said that she had taken the baby in her car while running errands around 7 p.m. Alvarado-Rodriquez explained to police that she had failed to properly secure the car seat and that the baby had fallen to the floor and been caught under the car seat, according to police reports. An officer who wrote in the report stated that “In my experience a spiral fracture cannot occur in the manner described.”
Child Protective Services is investigating the extent of damage to the child. Alvarado-Rodriquez faces charges on suspicion of child abuse.
DID ANYONE SCREAM RACIAL PROFILING YET?
Jail her!
Another example of why young people should wait to have kids. Obviously she was not ready to be a parent. If she thinks things are bad now wait until the kid starts walking & then when it gets older & into bigger trouble. I wish people would wait to have kids!!!!!! There is no hurry people!!!!!! It will not save your relationship if that’s what some of you are thinking!
Society has a difficult time realizing that a high percentage of children are not wanted. Many say “no that isn’t right”…or “you are so terrible to think that way”…but its the truth. I also believe that women are so pressured to have children and it you don’t something must be the matter with you. So what we have now is a country that says its ok to have children with your single and it’s ok if your not with the father.
Valerie - stupid statement on young people. I know many older people who have committed child abuse. This has nothing to do with saving a relationship it has to do with the mentality of the person. Uneducated and often to many kids to handle at one time. I know many great young mothers. I was one. I had a set of twins at the age of 17, I also learned that I made a judgement error not a mistake, no children is a mistake.No I did not abuse them, no I did not live on welfare, yes I did get a college degree and have a wonderful job. My “boys” 33 now are great human beings well educated and stable. You mentally need to be able to accept all the responsibilities of parenthood. Some people never are!
Maybe she should be matched up with the drunk dad who came to the door with no pants and glass on the floor with two kids at home??? E Harmony just made a match!!!!!!!!
I really do not think age is the issue, its the maturity of these people. I have seen older people who do just as bad as this chick.
To the previous poster. The problem is not with the age of the mother it is with the parenting. I was married and 19 when I had my first child and so was my mother. I had a wonderful childhood. I am now 34 and have 5 children. There is no difference between now with my 6 month and 21 month old child and when I had my my first three at ages 19, 21, and 24. There are bad parents of every age. Children are being abused and tortured at the hands of young parents, middle age parents and grandparents. Society is getting worse and worse and unfortunately many children are suffering because of it. There are some people who are just not meant to be parents.
Instead of having twins at 17 you should have stayed in school to learn how to use the English language correctly. “and often to ……..should read TOO many……… and “no children is a mistake” ????????? How about ‘No CHILD is a mistake” or “CHILDREN are not mistakes”………….. TOO bad your College did not work on your language skills.
There must have been a higher level of maturity from age 19 to age 34 - If not I’d say THAT’S a problem in and of itself.
It amazes me the mentality of people. I will fully agree that age has nothing to do with it. It is all how mature you really are. I myself am a young mother. I had my first child at 19. I am now 28 and have 4 children. I love my children with all my heart and do not think any of my kids are a mistake. With each child I have learned something new and bettered myself. My issue is with the comment about people having kids and being single and making a statement thats its not ok to not be with the dad. I am a single mother. My children do see their dad but we are not together. I do not believe that you have to be with a man to have a child. There are many situations where it is not healthy for yourself or the children to stay in a relationship. You need to keep the wellbeing of yourself and your children in mind at all times.
No I guess you don’t have to be with a man to have and raise children. What we now have is many mothers (single) who think its normal to parade all these boyfriends (another name for shack ups/booty calls) in front of their children. They are so obsessed with having a boyfriend that their children are not the priority. I have meet very few single mothers who do a great job.
To NancyGee, wow, after such an awful story of child abuse all you can seem to come up with is criticism on the proper use of the English language. It’s people like you who can’t see past there own noses that want to point fingers instead of trying a little compassion. I feel sorry for you if that is all your heart leaves yuo with after stories like this. Yes there was a difference in maturity level from having children in my early twenties and then having another set in my early thirties. But that doesn’t change the fact of knowing the wrong and right ways of parenting. I’m sure you will find plenty of gramatical errors with my posting but thats o.k. Going to college doesn’t make you a better parent either.
RACIAL PROFILING!
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this is for you ROBIN u go girl !!!!! i could’d have said it any better!!!!!!!!!!!!